So I was cruising around on our local Craigslist, as I do frequently. I love checking out the kids’ section, or the free and wanted sections. Well, occasionally I’ll check out the Arts & Crafts section looking for a good deal on yarn, beads or fabric… Well, I came across this ad the other day and just had to share it with you.

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Daddy and I thought this was such a cute idea that we had to order a picture. We actually “commissioned” Delaney to draw another picture of two fairies for our girls. We thought that Monkey See and Monkey Do would really like to have a picture drawn just for them by a local artist framed and hung up in their play room.

I’ve spoken with Ms Delaney’s mom, and she told me that Delaney was so excited to actually make a sale with her art. I’m so glad she posted her ad! Now, in 20 years, when Delaney is a famous artist, we can truly say we have one of a kind, Delaney Originals, from her early years… Literally!

If anyone is interested in helping foster this girl’s creativity, and make her dreams come true, by all means, email her at the email address in her ad, or leave me a comment! I’ll be more than happy to pass on her info!!!

Well, for Daddy’s Valentine’s Day present, the girls and I made him some photo frames so he could take some updated pictures of them to work. We did a quick little impromptu photo shoot here at the house, using their chalk boards as backdrops, and dressed in their nice new Valentine’s shirts. They had so much fun smiling at the camera, and then making funny faces… they were sad when I told them the camera battery died. Monkey Do promptly tells me.. “Mommy! Go Charge it!” … “Yes Dear”… You don’t think they’re camera shy do you? LOL.

Anyway. I had purchased some sheets of the craft foam, and a couple packs of foam heart stickers. I figured they could decorate the frames as they wanted and I’d print out the photos on my photo printer.. Yes.. the one that hardly gets used. I love this thing.. I really do.. I’ve just been out of ink for so long, and it’s just been cheaper easier to send them to Costco to print…. We ended up decorating 6 frames, and they had so much fun! They were just beaming when they gave them to Daddy.

To think.. I remember when they couldn’t pose, didn’t understand smile, and basically had to be propped up with various pillows, blankets and boppies.. It really doesn’t seem like it’s been nearly 3 years since their very first photo shoot… I’m scared to think how much they’re going to grow in another 3 years..

Hi! My name is Monica, and I’m half of the creative force behind Mommy Brain Life. My friend Anne and I got together one day and were talking about how much we really loved our craftiness. We thought this would be a great place to share some of our ideas with everyone. We have great plans for Mommy Brain Life! We plan on including forums, and a store where we can offer some of our creations for sale! There will be so much going on here in the coming months. We really hope you enjoy visiting our site, and keep coming back for more!

If anything we create is something you’d like to have.. please let us know! We would be more than happy to custom create something for you!

For crochet, sewing, or jewelry creations, please email Monica for more information or price quotes.

For Digital Scrapbooking layouts, embellishments, or custom greeting cards, invitations, etc, please email Anne for more information or price quotes.